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Software Development is a comprehensive course focused on the principles,
methodologies, and tools essential for creating reliable and efficient software
applications. Students will explore the full software development lifecycle, from
requirements gathering and design to implementation, testing, and maintenance. Key
topics include programming fundamentals, software architectures, development
methodologies (such as Agile and Waterfall), version control, debugging, and
documentation. Through hands-on projects and collaborative exercises, learners gain
practical experience in working with modern programming languages and development
environments, preparing them for real-world challenges in the software industry.
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Starting Out with Java From Control Structures through Objects 6th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Java
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Q1) A computer program is:
A) A set of instructions that enable the computer to solve a problem or perform a task
B) Main memory
C) Pseudocode
D) A flow chart
Answer: A
Q2) The original name for Java was:
A) Java
B) HotJava
C) Elm
D) Oak
Answer: D
Q3) Syntax is:
A) Words that have a special meaning in the programming language
B) Rules that must be followed when writing a program
C) Punctuation
D) Symbols or words that perform operations
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Java Fundamentals
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Q1) Named constants are initialized with a value, that value cannot be changed during
the execution of the program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) In Java, ___________ must be declared before they can be used.
A) Variables
B) Literals
C) Key words
D) Comments
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is a valid Java statement?
A) String str = 'John Doe';
B) string str = "John Doe";
C) string str = 'John Doe';
D) String str = "John Doe";
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Decision Structures
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Q1) A block of code is enclosed in a set of:
A) braces { }
B) parentheses ( )
C) double quotes " "
D) brackets [ ]
Answer: A
Q2) The ________ statement is used to make simple decisions in Java.
A) do/while
B) for
C) branch
D) if
Answer: D
Q3) Because the && operator performs short-circuit evaluation, your boolean expression
will usually execute faster if the subexpression that is most likely False is on the left of the
&& operator.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Loops and Files
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Q1) In the following code, what values could be read into number to terminate the while
loop? Scanner keyboard = new Scanner([Link]);
[Link]("Enter a number: ");
Int number = [Link]();
While (number < 100 || number > 500)
{
[Link]("Enter another number: ");
Number = [Link]();
}
A) Numbers less than 100
B) Numbers greater than 500
C) Numbers in the range 100 - 499
D) Numbers in the range 100 - 500
Q2) Given the following statement, which statement will write "Calvin" to the file
[Link]? PrintWriter diskOut = new PrintWriter("[Link]");
A) [Link](diskOut, "Calvin");
B) [Link]("Calvin");
C) [Link]("Calvin");
D) [Link]("Calvin");
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Chapter 5: Methods
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT part of a method call?
A) method name
B) return type
C) parentheses
D) all of the above are part of a method call
Q2) What will be returned from the following method?
Public static int methodA()
{
Double a = 8.5 + 9.5;
Return a;
}
A) 18.0
B) 18 (as an integer)
C) 8.0
D) This is an error.
Q3) Only constants and variables may be passed as arguments to methods.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: A First Look at Classes
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Q1) A method that stores a value in a class's field or in some other way changes the
value of a field is known as a mutator method.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is stored by a reference variable?
A) A binary encoded decimal
B) A memory address
C) An object
D) A string
Q3) What does the following UML diagram entry mean?
+ setHeight(h : double) : void
A) this is a public attribute named Height and is a double data type
B) this is a private method with no parameters and returns a double data type
C) this is a private attribute named Height and is a double data type
D) this is a public method with a parameter of data type double and does not return a
value
Q4) Instance methods do not have the key word static in their headers.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and the Arraylist Class
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Q1) If numbers is a two-dimensional array, which of the following would give the length
of row r?
A) [Link]
B) [Link][r]
C) numbers[r].length[r]
D) numbers[r].length
Q2) For the following code, what would be the value of str[2]? String[] str = {"abc", "def",
"ghi", "jkl"};
A) "ghi"
B) "def"
C) A reference to the String "ghi"
D) A reference to the String "def"
Q3) Java performs ____________, which means that it does not allow a statement to
use a subscript that is outside the range of valid subscripts for the array.
A) active array sequencing
B) array bounds checking
C) scope resolution binding
D) buffer overrun protection
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Chapter 8: A Second Look at Classes and Objects
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Q1) If you attempt to perform an operation with a null reference variable:
A) the resulting operation will always be zero
B) the results will be unpredictable
C) the program will terminate
D) Java will create an object to reference the variable
Q2) If you write a toString method to display the contents of an object, object1, for a
class, Class1, then the following two statements are equivalent:
[Link](object1);
[Link]([Link]());
A)True
B)False
Q3) The this key word is the name of a reference variable that is available to all static
methods.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If a class has a method named finalize, it is called automatically just before an
instance of the class is destroyed by the garbage collector.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Text Processing and More About Wrapper
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Q1) What does the following statement do?
Double number = new Double(8.8);
A) It creates a Double object.
B) It initializes that object to 8.8.
C) It assigns the object's address to the number variable.
D) All of the above
Q2) What is term used for a class that is "wrapped around" a primitive data type and
allows you to create objects instead of variables?
A) Intrinsic class
B) Enclosed object
C) Wrapper class
D) Transitional object
Q3) You cannot assign a value to a wrapper class object.
A)True
B)False
Q4) StringBuilder objects are immutable.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Inheritance
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Q1) In the following statement, which is the superclass?
Public class ClassA extends ClassB implements ClassC
A) ClassA
B) ClassB
C) ClassC
D) Cannot tell
Q2) In an interface all methods have:
A) private access
B) protected access
C) public access
D) packaged access
Q3) When a subclass extends a superclass, the public members of the superclass
become public members of the subclass.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Private members of the superclass cannot be accessed by the subclass.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Exceptions and Advanced File IO
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Q1) An exception's default error message can be retrieved using this method.
A) getMessage()
B) getErrorMessage()
C) getDefaultMessage()
D) getDefaultErrorMessage()
Q2) A class must implement the Serializable interface in order for objects of the class to
be serialized.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If, within one try statement you want to have catch clauses of the following types, in
which order should they appear in your program: (1) Exception
(2) IllegalArgumentException
(3) RuntimeException
(4) Throwable
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 3, 1, 4
C) 4, 1, 3, 2
D) 3, 1, 2, 4
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Chapter 12: A First Look at GUI Applications
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Q1) The following statement adds the FlowLayout manager to the container, centers the
components, and separates the components with a gap of 10 pixels.
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which one of the following GUI components is considered to be a container?
A) Frame
B) Label
C) Slider
D) Button
Q3) Which of the following statements creates a class that is extended from the JFrame
class?
A) JFrame DerivedClass = new JFrame();
B) class JFrame DerivedClass;
C) JFrame(DerivedClass);
D) public class DerivedClass extends JFrame{}
Q4) The FlowLayout manager does not allow the programmer to align components.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Advanced GUI Applications
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Q1) The ImageIcon class constructor accepts:
A) an integer that references the image
B) a String argument which is the name of the image file
C) a String argument which is the name of the image
D) It does not accept any arguments.
Q2) What will be the results of executing the following code, if the user simply clicks OK?
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
Color selectedColor;
SelectedColor = [Link](null,
"Select color", [Link]);
[Link](selectedColor);
A) The foreground color will remain unchanged.
B) The foreground color will be set to white.
C) The foreground color will be set to black.
D) The foreground color will be set to blue.
Q3) When using a slider, by default, tick marks are not displayed, and setting their
spacing does not cause them to be displayed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Applets and More
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Q1) Which of the following will load the applet, TestApplet?
A) <applet code="[Link]" width=200 height=50> </applet>
B) <applet code=[Link] width=200 height=50> </applet>
C) <load code="[Link]" width=200 height=50> </load>
D) <load code=[Link] w=200 h=50> </load>
Q2) To support the Swing classes in applets, some browsers require a ________, which
is software that extends or enhances another program.
A) extension
B) plug-in
C) booster
D) widget
Q3) The play method will load and play a sound file once, then release it for garbage
collection. The getAudioClip method will load the sound file and may assign the location
of the sound file to a variable so it may be invoked many times.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An applet does not have to be on a Web server in order to be executed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Creating GUI Applications With Javafx and
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Q1) A window in a GUI commonly consists of several ________ that present data to the
user and/or allow interaction with the application.
A) modules
B) components
C) elements
D) buttons
Q2) Because only one RadioButton in a toggle group can be selected at any given time,
the buttons are said to be this.
A) static components
B) singularly bound
C) all inclusive
D) mutually exclusive
Q3) This is a markup language that describes the components in a JavaFX scene graph.
A) SGML
B) HTML
C) XML
D) FXML
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Chapter 16: Recursion
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Q1) Look at the following pseudocode algorithm: Algorithm Test3(int a, int b)
If (a < b)
Return 5
Else if ( a == b)
Return -5;
Else
Return (a + Test3(a - 1, b)
End Test3
What is the recursive case for the algorithm?
A) a < b
B) a == b
C) a > b
D) None of the above
Q2) Indirect recursion occurs when:
A) a loop is used to solve a recursive problem
B) a recursive method has no code to stop it from repeating
C) a method calls itself
D) a method calls itself from another method
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Chapter 17: Databases
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Q1) The data that is stored in a row is divided into:
A) sections
B) tables
C) bytes
D) columns
Q2) SQL statements that are stored in the DBMS are called resident queries.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To what package does the Connection interface belong?
A) [Link]
B) [Link]
C) [Link]
D) [Link]
Q4) The term commit refers to undoing changes to a database.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Although SQL is a language, you don't use it to write applications.
A)True
B)False
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